Escape to Athena (1979)
- Starring:
- Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Pan Cosmatos
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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The original British version of Escape to Athena ran 125 minutes; American prints were judiciously cut to 101 minutes, emphasizing the action content and neutralizing the duller dialogue sequences. Roger Moore stars as Major Otto Hecht, an anti-Nazi German who presides over a World War II POW camp. The prisoners, played by such diverse types as Elliott Gould, David Niven, and Sonny Bono, plan an escape with a group of Greek partisans (headed by Telly Savalas). It's not that the POWs are dissatisfied with life behind barbed wire -- it's just that they've been coerced into rescuing valuable art treasures from the Nazis, and there's a possibility of turning a profit! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Roger Moore - Maj. Otto Hecht
- David Niven - Prof. Blake
- Richard Roundtree - Nat Judson
- Sonny Bono - Bruno Rotelli
- Anthony Valentine - Maj. Volkmann
- Richard Wren - Reistoffer
- Steve Ubels - Lantz
- William Holden - Prisoner
- Paul Stassino
- Telly Savalas - Zeno
- Claudia Cardinale - Eleana
- Stefanie Powers - Dottie Del Mar
- Elliott Gould - Charlie Dane
- Michael Sheard - Mann
- Philip Locke - Vogel
- Elena Secota - Brothel Girl
- Paul Picerni
- Siegfried Rauch - Lt. Braun
- Director(s):
- George Pan Cosmatos
- Writer(s):
- Richard S. Lochte, Edward Anhalt
- Producer(s):
- Jack H. Wiener, Colin M. Brewer, David Niven, Jr.
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Violence)
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